Just got back home from 2 days of gloriuos, wonderful, midwinter,
unbelievable skiing at Jay. For those who are skeptical about the Daily
Reports from "Wesley's Ski Hut", BELIEVE IT! I do, because I skied it!
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
Endless winter continues. A short report because I feel like a marshmallow
that's been sucked on by a day care group (a happy one though).
Wednesday 4/17:
Arrived to find 4-5 inches on the blue beast, and snowing hard. Up top
(only the Triple Jet chair & Metro T-bar ran) 8-10 inches and snowing even
harder. The snow was consistently inconsistent. We were joking that you
could have used all 33 (or however many) words the eskimos have to describe
snow. The snow coming down changed from hour to hour, and the conditions
from trail to trail changed dramatically. Overall it was a somewhat heavy
snow, but not overly so. It lighten up as the day progressed. The highlights
of the day were Timbucktoo, the Orchard, and behind the Wiggle fence. The
best run of the day was reached by snowmobile (there are advantages of being
a patroller), to the top, down Valhalla to Sex in the Woods to Bonny Glade:
Praise be to SCOTT the Snow God. All told there was only about 25 people
showed up all day (about half were pinheads, so we know who the real skiers
are). We petitioned management to open the Quad chair at noon so we could
get more freshies (not that we were having trouble finding them) and bless
they're heart they even tried but there was to much ice on the lift to get
it open in time.
Side note: the Gods were indeed smiling on me that's for sure. I'd like to
thank State Trooper D. Ammis for looking kindly on me and only giving me a
warning. It must have been my euphoric ecstatic insane expression from a
great day of skiing that made him decide I was not worth the effort (VT
luckily hasn't passed a DWSM (Driving While Savoring the Moment) law yet, or
I'd have a whole drawer full of tickets this winter.).
Thursday 4/18:
Arrived early to find about a foot of new snow at the base, and 12-24
(really hard to judge as I'll describe) up top (Jet Triple chair, Tram &
Metro T-bar ran). The snow that fell which was some what wet, and then
somewhat windpacked filled in every nook and cranny on the MT. There wasn't
a mogul to be found. Though the snow that fell was kind of heavy, the top
couple of inches was fairly light. In short, you were skiing in 4-6 inches
(more in some places) of freshies on top of a bottomless base. You had to
work a little to turn, but it was FUN! You could point your skis down any
slope and let them rip. Because of the "new" base all moguls, obstructions,
etc. were not a worry and you had a real smooth ride. Since I skied most of
the day with Marc Guido (who is probably typing his report right now) I'll
let him give you the details as I'm about to expire here at my keyboard
(though he missed my swan dive in Everglades that would have made Greg
Louganis envious). Again there was almost nobody there (for example: had
first tracks on Upper and Lower Lift Lines at 11:00)
How Deep is the Snow At Jay: Mt. Mansfield says 133", Jay is up there too.
The trail sign for Kitz Woods is gone, completely buried. Those pesky scrub
pines on the Face blocking the good lines, gone, ski where you please. That
great jumping ridge on Upper Lift Line, gone, I skied right over it and
didn't even notice it. Peter M., a fellow patroller, was asked to dig out
the tobaggon shack at the top of the Metro T-bar, he couldn't find it, gone,
buried. All 63 trails are very skiable, making Jay the only Mt. 100% open
right now.
When will Jay close? The powers that be met today and are seriously
considering remaining open for another week (through 4/28). Because schools
are out next week Jay may remain open. The decision is going to be made
tommorrow or Saturday. Keep your fingers crossed. If you come (and I highly
recommend it) that could persuade management to keep Jay open. SO COME, and
HELP SAVE THE SEASON FROM CLOSING TO SOON.
Someone asked (sorry I already deleted the message) who is skiing, Friday; I
will be for sure, and probably everyday till Jay closes.
Telly(this endless winter is going to kill me, but I'll die smiling)dude